Dav Whatmore is no stranger to one-day success, or to the innovation required
to enjoy it. Sixteen years ago, he coached Sri Lanka to their finest one-day
triumph, a World Cup victory in Lahore over a great Australian team, one
that confirmed Sri Lanka as a major force in international cricket, and has
continued to reverberate around this cricket-crazy island ever since.

These days Whatmore is coach of Pakistan having taken over from Mohsin Khan in
the aftermath of England’s drubbing in UAE last winter. Coaching these
nomads must be the most difficult task in the international game but sitting